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JACKSON, MS – Hinds County District Attorney, Robert Shuler Smith, a Democratic candidate for Governor, is today announcing his proposal that there be formal Democratic Party debates ahead of the August 6, gubernatorial primary.
“Republicans have already convened a debate at Mississippi State University earlier this year and I think this election and the issues confronting Mississippi voters demand a similar exchange among Democratic candidates,” said Smith. “I would like to see the other eight candidates on the Democratic gubernatorial ballot share a debate stage. A location in Jackson, MS would make a lot of sense, but I am willing to debate Attorney General Jim Hood and the other candidates anytime, anywhere.”
A Democratic primary gubernatorial debate has not been staged in Mississippi in recent memory and this kind of interchange, according to Smith, is fundamental to the democratic process. “I have a lot of ideas about how to advance Mississippi and I’m looking forward to debating these issues with my opponents.”
